Association of cognitive status with mobility and functioning after femoral neck fracture surgery in elderly patients: differences between hemiarthroplasty and internal fixation

Association of cognitive status with mobility and functioning after femoral neck fracture surgery in elderly patients: differences between hemiarthroplasty and internal fixation

Background: Comparison of outcomes betweentwo different operative treatments of femoralneck fracture – hemiarthroplasty (HA) and internal fixation (IF) – remains an open issue. Weperformed new analyses of data from a previously published study with the aim of investigating the influence of cognitive...

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Main Authors: Nataša Kos, Helena Burger, Gaj Vidmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2013-02-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
hip fracture
surgical procedures
walkingability
activities of daily living
cognitive processes
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/633

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